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torah |
Judaism's most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
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Israelite |
an early name for the Jewish people |
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Judaism |
the first religion to worship one God, developed among the ancient Israelites |
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tradition |
an inherited or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior |
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Israel |
the Israelites kingdom |
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slavery |
the state of a person who is treated as the property of another |
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Jerusalem |
the holiest city of the Jews |
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covenant |
an agreement or promise |
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Exodus |
the escape of the israelites from Egyptian slavery to freedom |
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10 commandments |
10 laws and teachings said to have giving to by Moses |
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polytheism |
the belief that there are many gods |
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monotheism |
the belief that there is only one god |
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talmud |
the collection of ancient Jewish writings or commentaries the interpret the laws and teachings of the Hebrew bible or Tanak |
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ethics |
a set of moral principles or values |
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exile |
to banish or expel from ones own country or home |
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Jewish diaspora |
the scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning in 586 B.C.E. |
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yavneh |
an ancient city in israel that became a center for Jewish learning |